September 2015 - Michlib-l

meeting room question
by Kat Boyer 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Hi all, We have a meeting room that can be rented out, and we have a request for it that I wanted to ask about. One of the home school families would like to rent out our meeting room and attached kitchen for their high school chemistry class to do experiments. Have any of you had this kind of request? Or any suggestions? I am a bit hesitant to do this because I have safety concerns with them doing experiments in an area that is not specifically set up to be a lab. Kat Boyer Interim Director Benton Harbor Public Library

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Ann Patchett to speak in Alpena on Sunday, Oct 4
by Eric Magness-Eubank 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

We are excited to announce our Fall 2015 Author: Ann Patchett. She will appear on Sunday, October 4 at 7:pm at the Alpena High School Auditorium. Tickets are $10 and are available at the Library, or online at www.alpenalibrary.org Ann Patchett is a celebrated author, a devoted reader and a champion of literary culture. She has written seven books and is a frequent contributor to many publications, including The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. She has served on the board of the Nashville Public Library Foundation and in 2011, when the last of Nashville's bookstores had been shuttered; Ann declared "I have no interest in living in a city without a bookstore." And so, in November of that year she opened Parnassus Books, a new refuge for the written word in the old "Athens of the South." In 2012 TIME named Ann one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World for her efforts on behalf of the literary community. Writing of her friend on the occasion of that event, novelist Elizabeth Gilbert described Ann as "a woman of wisdom, determination, generosity and courage." Ann published her first story in The Paris Review while still a student at Sarah Lawrence College. Bel Canto, her fourth novel, was published in 2001 and was awarded the Orange Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. The world-renowned Lyric Opera Company of Chicago has commissioned a production based on that novel that will premiere in 2015. Her most recent novel State of Wonder was published in 2011. The Washington Post called that book "the smartest, most exciting novel of the summer" and Library Journal described it as "superbly rendered." State of Wonder will be our Community Read book this year. Ann is also the author of two works of nonfiction including Truth & Beauty, which won the Heartland Prize for Nonfiction in 2004. For more information contact Eric Magness-Eubank Library Director Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library emeacl(a)alpenalibrary.org 989.356.6188 ex 11

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My Candidacy for ALA President
by Christine Hage 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Today I have opened an e-petition as a candidate for Vice-President of the American Library Association. I am beginning work on a platform, website and Facebook page, but first I must become an official candidate. I hope you will be willing to sign the electronic petition. It is very easy. All you have to do is go to: http://www.ala.org/CFApps/epetition/index.cfm?pid=A53D8E257CC617F6 and fill out the form. I’d greatly appreciate your support in this and will keep you informed as my campaign starts to shape up. Thanks for your service to ALA and for your support of my candidacy.

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Library Programs from the National Association of Library Performers
by Live Tribute Productions 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

*WE STILL HAVE A FEW OPEN DATES ON OUR 2015/16 BOOK & PROGRAM TOUR* > Author Visits: $250......Live Programs from $ 350 > > We have enjoyed presenting Mark Twain, Abe Lincoln and even Elvis at over > 300 Libraries in 44 States, including Michigan, We are happy to announce > that we have received sponsors for 2015/2016 for our programs in Michigan. > These sponsors have made it possible to offer very low costs on any of the > following programs: > > Mark Twain, 100 Years Later > > http://www.libraryperformersassociation.com/nonmusicshows/twainlibraryprogr… > > Abe Lincoln and the Civil War > > http:// > www.libraryperformersassociation.com/nonmusicshows/lincolncivilwarprogram.h… > > Music Americana > > http:// > www.libraryperformersassociation.com/musicshows/elvissuperstars.html, > > > Author Visits: > > www.libraryperformersassociation.com > > Thanks, > Dave Ehlert > > <https://www.facebook.com/Libraryperformersassociation?ref=aymt_homepage_pan…> > > National Association of Library Performers > 800-358-4795 > Cell > 417-527-1100 > > daveelvisehlert(a)gmail.com > www.libraryperformersassociation.com > www.bransonsuperstars.com > www.livetributeproductions.com >

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Tween Books
by nussk＠libcoop.net 31 Aug '15

31 Aug '15

Hi, If any of you have a special Tween section of books I was wondering how you label them? I started by looking in DEMCO to see if there was a sticker available but did not find one. Perhaps we can make up our own but I thought I would send out the question first. Kathy Nuss Assistant Librarian Center Line Public Library

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